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Barrister who assisted in the Oz trial of 1971 and joined the libertarian Doughty Street chambers

ORIGINAL UNCLE SAM NOW DEAD; WAS HOOSIER.Kendaville, Ind., March 24 [1928] Discovery of the identity of the man who inspired the mythical Uncl

Fifteen questions to get you thinking. The answers are below

Minister for Media Catherine Martin’s ‘deep disappointment’ with Siún Ní Raghallaigh is much ado about absolutely nothing

Theatre director who took Beyond the Fringe to the West End and worked on hit productions throughout the 1960s and 70s

Established in Glasgow in 2004, A Play, A Pie and A Pint begins its new season this week.

(Episode 109): Featuring some vintage Valentines and Kemps Devonet biscuits. The Footage Detectives airs on Talking Pictures TV at 5:00 PM, Sunday 11 February. Featuring some vintage Valentines and Kemps Devonet biscuits

Eleanor Fazan, who has died aged 93, was a director and choreographer who became something of a legendary figure in the theatre and opera world but was little known outside.

In a follow up to a book in which he painted 100 piers, Paul Tracey has now turned his attention to the theatres of London.

The Wars of the Roses were the civil wars fought between the Yorkist and Lancastrian dynasties in the 15th century. Explore the conflict in full – from its root causes and who's who, through to the realities of civil war in the Middle Ages and 12 unbelievable incidents that occurred during the wars